Nangal Bagbanaਨਂਗਲ ਬਗਬਨਾ

Where is Nangal Bagbana?

Nangal Bagbana is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Qadian, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Qadian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028622, and it covers 247 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,355 people in Nangal Bagbana: 731 men and 624 women, living in 278 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 247 hectares, the population density works out to about 549 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 854 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 166, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 249 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.38 per cent and women at 76.87 per cent. The census recorded 581 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 478 main workers, the largest group, 325, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 102 cultivators on their own land and 29 agricultural labourers. A further 103 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nangal Bagbana's land. Of the village's 247 hectares, 225 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (70 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (132 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 104 cultivators and 49 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Nangal Bagbana is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Qadian, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kahlwan, Nathpur, Mokal and Rampur.

What is the population of Nangal Bagbana?

The population of Nangal Bagbana was 1,355 at the 2011 census, living in 278 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Nangal Bagbana have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nangal Bagbana has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.